Her client, she said, insisted on being taken to the hospital but was denied for two days.

She said he sustained bruises to the right side of his ribs, the swelling of which was reduced by the time he was taken to the hospital.

All three men were not required to enter a plea and they had their matters adjourned until March 20 when a voluntary bill of indictment is expected to be served. The men were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in the interim.